Please Be Careful!!!
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| Mon, 08-30-2004 - 2:59am |
Please be extra careful while shopping. A terrible thing happened this weekend while I was shopping at our local Kohl's. I had been in the store for about an hour looking for shirts to buy for work and was getting ready to check out, and was in the jewelry dept. when I (and several shoppers around me) heard somebody screaming. First just screaming in general and then "somebody stop him!!!" I looked up just in time to see a blur of a person racing out the front doors. Apparently, a man had taken a knife and slashed the purse right off of a lady's arm and ran out with it. I assume he had a get away car, because he wasn't caught. The lady wasn't injured (not by the knife anyway) but she was so shaken up by what had happened. So PLEASE be extra careful. I was a bit upset having just come from the very part of the store where it had happened. And I am thinking he had to have been stalking around watching for an easy target. I, for one, will now be more aware of my surroundings, and not just in the parking lot. This happened in the middle of the afternoon!
Elle

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- Yav
"What is an 'Oprah'?" - Teal'c, SG-1
Thanks for the warning Elle!
To be honest, I'm not sure what is wrong with me, but had that happened to me, I would have ran him down and disembowled him with my car keys.
I have no fear, not sure what that is called, but it will get me shot one day...
I have never been attacked/mugged, but have averted one attempt....
I'm NUTZ.
AMy
Sara
To All - to minimize the risk of being attacked/followed in public, here are some tips so you will minimze your chances of being a target:
Parking Areas:
1. ALWAYS know where you parked your car. At different malls, I p[ark in the same area at each one.
2. If it's dark, park as close as you can.
3. Back your car in.
4. Have your keys out, ready to unlock. Don't screw with them at the car.
5. Don't be loaded down with packages.
6. Look under your car as you approach, unless you are big pimpin' with a lo-profile ride.
Only a severe anorexic will fit under there, and you could probably waste him anyway.
7. Shop with a buddy.
In a Store/On the Street:
1. Keep your wits about you. Don't look lost.
2. Stay with your stuff.
3. Keep purse over your shoulder to keep it secure.
(but if someone grabs it, they can drag you)
4. Like #1, keep an eye on your surroundings.
5. Be vocal, say hello to the sales clerk. She made need to remember you later.
6. Make eye contact with people. Don't stare them down, but this will lessen your chance of being seen as a potential victim.
7. Walk with a purpose, pay attention, don't slouch.
8. Having an evil grin does wonders. So does talking to yourself.
*And as a dear friend once said to me about staying safe on the subway system in Boston, 'If you act crazier than everyone else on that train, they leave 'yo ass alone'.
Amy
Elle
Amy
Kerstin
Fear
Very good question Shawna....would dickens in any way resemble a whompus???
Kerstin
Fear
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